Republican race dropout Herman Cain endorsed Newt Gingrich for president yesterday. "Speaker Gingrich is not afraid of bold ideas and I also know that Speaker Gingrich is running for president and going through this sausage grinder," he said, according to CNN. "I know what this sausage grinder is all about. I know that he is going through this sausage grinder because he cares about the future of the United States of America." [CNN]